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devin dwyer, abc news, washington. >> and more on this right now. hurricane joaquin is expected to strengthen in the hours ahead. you can see right there, gaining power as it threatens the bahamas. our coverage continues with meteorologist justin povick. hey, justin, good morning to you. >> thanks and good morning to you, as well. we are following a very dangerous intensifying major hurricane. this is joaquin. over the past couple days, this has undergone a lot of changes, unfortunately changes that are not so good now if you're living along the eastern seaboard because this is not a storm system to mess with. it has a lot of wind and energy and will produce a lot of rain, as well. we follow the potential track window. again, we're leaning on the left side of this. so the outer banks of the carolinas northbound into eastern virginia, we're watching the system as we head toward saturday and also sunday for heavy flooding rains, battering winds and very high surf. reena and kendis, back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> now to something that's not hap
devin dwyer, abc news, washington. >> and more on this right now. hurricane joaquin is expected to strengthen in the hours ahead. you can see right there, gaining power as it threatens the bahamas. our coverage continues with meteorologist justin povick. hey, justin, good morning to you. >> thanks and good morning to you, as well. we are following a very dangerous intensifying major hurricane. this is joaquin. over the past couple days, this has undergone a lot of changes,...
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stephanie ramos live in washington. thanks, steph. >> seems like we've been waiting a long time. >>> on the republican side the two togop presidential hopefuls are asking the government for secret service protection. the request from donald trump and ben carson being reviewed by the homeland security secretary and taxpayers would foot the bill for this. ch requests are not unusual for front-runners at this point in t race. both candidates have mad controversial comments about ethnic and religious groups, and both are attracting large crowds. democratic presidential webb is now considering running as an independt, and he's holding a news conference today to discuss his candididacy. webb repeatedly complained about not getting enough talk time during last week's democratic debate. >>> well, historic elections north of the border r overnigh with a landslide victory. justin trudedeau becom canada's second youngest ever prime minister. his liberal party agenda includes legalizing marijuana and taking in more refugees and bea
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. >> david kerley, abc, washington airport. >> the fbi is looking for a teenage hacker who claims to have accessed the personal e-mail of cia director john brennan. the hacker has posted documents online including a list of e-mail addresses reportedly from brennan's contact file. he claims to have hacked the file of homeland security secretary, as well. >> in south africa, olympic athlete oscar pistorius is out of prison paroled a day earlier than expected after spending nearly a year behind bars for the death of his girlfriend reva steenkamp. he's now under house arrest and will remain there likely for as long as four years possibly, prosecutors are appealing his manslaughter conviction hoping to have it changed to murder. if that happens, pistorious would return to prison for 15 years. >>> lamar odom has been moved from a hospital in las vegas to a facility in los angeles. he espn reports that the former nba and reality tv tar was brought to l.a. last night by medical helicopter. odom's family says he is alert and that his condition is improving. odom was found unconscious at a bro
. >> david kerley, abc, washington airport. >> the fbi is looking for a teenage hacker who claims to have accessed the personal e-mail of cia director john brennan. the hacker has posted documents online including a list of e-mail addresses reportedly from brennan's contact file. he claims to have hacked the file of homeland security secretary, as well. >> in south africa, olympic athlete oscar pistorius is out of prison paroled a day earlier than expected after spending...
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abc's kenneth mouton is in washington with the late-breaking details. >> i considered to do this with reluctance. >> reporter: congressman paul ryan finally says he's in, agreeing to seek the position of speaker of the house. the 45-year-old wisconsin lawmaker who chairs the powerful ways and means committee says he's willing to serve if endorsed by three major gop groups -- the republican study committee the freedom caucus and the moderate tuesday group. >> i think we are still an exceptional country with exceptional people and a republic clearly worth fighting for. the american idea, it's not too late to save, but we are running out of time. >> reporter: his decision comes at a pivotal point for the republican party, already in control of the house and senate, they're looking to reclaim the white house in 2016. but there's been feuding amongst the house ranks. >> how are you feeling today? >> just great. >> reporter: after speaker john boehner announced he was stepping down, his endorsement, california congressman kevin mccarthy abruptly withdrew following comments about hillary cli
abc's kenneth mouton is in washington with the late-breaking details. >> i considered to do this with reluctance. >> reporter: congressman paul ryan finally says he's in, agreeing to seek the position of speaker of the house. the 45-year-old wisconsin lawmaker who chairs the powerful ways and means committee says he's willing to serve if endorsed by three major gop groups -- the republican study committee the freedom caucus and the moderate tuesday group. >> i think we are...
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pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> not the last we've heard of that. to politics now and the top two gop presidential hopefuls asking the government for secret service protection. the request from donald trump and ben carson being reviewed by the homeland security chief. taxpayers would foot the bill for that. such requests are not unusual at this point in the race for front runners. both candidates have made controversial comments about ethnic and religious groups and both are attracting large crowds. >>> as for the democrats, jim webb may be ready to jump ship. he is now considering running as an independent. the former virginia senator is holding a news conference later on today to discuss his candidacy. the campaign as well as his views on the political parties. webb repeatedly complained about not getting enough time to talk during last week's democratic debate. he has 1% in the latest national polls. >>> it's still anybody's guess whether joe biden will shake up the race. "the washington post" last night accidentally publishing a story headlined
pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> not the last we've heard of that. to politics now and the top two gop presidential hopefuls asking the government for secret service protection. the request from donald trump and ben carson being reviewed by the homeland security chief. taxpayers would foot the bill for that. such requests are not unusual at this point in the race for front runners. both candidates have made controversial comments about ethnic and religious groups and both are...
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reena and kendisback to you. >> stephanie ramos live in washington. stephanie, thank you very much. >>> also in washington vice president joe biden still silent on his possible presidential run. but biden has taken aumber of not so subtle shots at front-runnnner hilla clinton over the past few days and now he's back-tracked on his version of the decision to go after osama bin laden. biden had long said that he was not in favor of the raid but yesterday he said something entirelyifferent. >> i told them my opinion, that i thougught he should go but to follow his own instincts but it would have been a mistake, imagine if i had said in front of everyone, don't go or go and his decision was a different decision. >> reporter: the white hou not going to touch this one. they won't say which version is the accurate one. if biden gets in he'll face one less primary challenger. jim webb. considering a run as an independent. he complained about the lack of typing in the debate. >>> a surprising meeting between the kremlin between russian president vladimir putin
reena and kendisback to you. >> stephanie ramos live in washington. stephanie, thank you very much. >>> also in washington vice president joe biden still silent on his possible presidential run. but biden has taken aumber of not so subtle shots at front-runnnner hilla clinton over the past few days and now he's back-tracked on his version of the decision to go after osama bin laden. biden had long said that he was not in favor of the raid but yesterday he said something...
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a scary scene on a school bus in washington state caught on camera. dozens of kids on board when a heater hose ruptured in the back of the bus. you see it there and started leaking anti-freeze after all of this happened, some of the kids had stomach and headaches as well as burning eyes. the parents also claimed their children weren't checked at the school. the school district says none of the kids were sprayed and that the bus has been inspected every summer before the school year gets under way. >>> and this tragic scene in houston at a grocery store. a young mother died while protecting her child when a car smashed into the store. six people were also injured. police say the elderly driver was pulling ot of a parking spot when she hit the reverse and raced backward into that market. >>> lawsuits from vehicle owners stemming in volkswagen's emission scandal are stacking up. more than 200 suits have been fileds in the last few weeks. many claiming volkswagen marketed its diesel engine cars as clean taurths for years knowing that the vehicles were che
a scary scene on a school bus in washington state caught on camera. dozens of kids on board when a heater hose ruptured in the back of the bus. you see it there and started leaking anti-freeze after all of this happened, some of the kids had stomach and headaches as well as burning eyes. the parents also claimed their children weren't checked at the school. the school district says none of the kids were sprayed and that the bus has been inspected every summer before the school year gets under...
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as the vice president nears a decision about a possible run, "the washington post" mistakenly reported he had launched his campaign for president. >> whoops. >> the story quickly vanished in the paper's website and being blamed on a computer glitch. it's your voice, your vote. jonathan karl is following biden's every move. >> reporter: at the white house even president obama was bombarded with questions about his vice president. >> we're talking about climate change, guys. >> reporter: biden had nothing to say publicly about 2016, although at a white house event, he did say this -- >> i don't consider republicans enemies. they're friends. >> reporter: could that have been a swipe at hillary? this is what she said when asked which enemy she is most proud of. >> well, in addition to the nra, the health insurance companies, the drug companies, the iranians -- [ laughter ] probably the republicans. >> reporter: and was this a shot a bernie sanders? >> i'm not one of these guys, you know, let's go after the rich and the powerful, and they're the problem. they're not a problem. >> reporter:
as the vice president nears a decision about a possible run, "the washington post" mistakenly reported he had launched his campaign for president. >> whoops. >> the story quickly vanished in the paper's website and being blamed on a computer glitch. it's your voice, your vote. jonathan karl is following biden's every move. >> reporter: at the white house even president obama was bombarded with questions about his vice president. >> we're talking about climate...
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david kerley, abc news, washington. >> interesting things there. many of those tabs range from a few dollars to tens of thousands of dollars into for one ambulance ride. >> exactly. >> i had no idea this was even going on in major cities across america. >> taking medicare for a ride. >>> all right. coming up in our next half hour. close calls in the sky. the growing threat of drones interfering with airplanes. we've heard of some of the near misses, but now officials are taking action. >>> first, powering up with protein. the craze has caught on with kids. but is there such a thing as too much protein when it comes to children? you're watching "world news now." "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> what do you bulk up on? a lot of adults love protein. i like egg whites with a lot of cheese. what's weird is a lot of the kids are doing this, loading up on protein. >> besides getting it naturally from food, they're actually looking to supplement. but could it be doing some harm to their health? here's abc's becky
david kerley, abc news, washington. >> interesting things there. many of those tabs range from a few dollars to tens of thousands of dollars into for one ambulance ride. >> exactly. >> i had no idea this was even going on in major cities across america. >> taking medicare for a ride. >>> all right. coming up in our next half hour. close calls in the sky. the growing threat of drones interfering with airplanes. we've heard of some of the near misses, but now...
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linsey davis, abc news, washington. >> zero percent's pretty good. >> yeah. but if you pay it off right away for the year. i can't imagine you that would actually get any of those credit cards. i'm sure you do a whole lot of -- >> i believe cash is queen. >> and what about credit? >> i believe credit is a joker. >> that's pretty much you on an average wednesday, isn't it? >> that's pretty much me every night. >> leaves the office. >> on amazon.com. >> oh, man. amazon.com is my enemy around these hours. i've been there. drinking and amazon. that should be a thing. >> christmas is like 67 days away. i'm sitting right next to you. >> okay. we'll see what he can get. >>> coming up one of music's biggest drummers opening up about a harrowing ordeal. >> how he survived a plane crash and conquered his demons with tt2wlr=[gk po j# :&h tt2wlr=[gk p!!*n j& tt2wlr=[gk p4!j# <0t tt2wlr=[gk px#*&`:;> tt2wlr=[gk pt#j'`:/>d tt2wlr=[gk pt#j)`:$^ tt2wlr=[gk pp#j*`:3e< tt2wlr=[gk pp#j,`:r?\ tt2wlr=[gk pl#*.`:[6p tt2wlr=[gk pl#*0`:@ 8 >>> well, that's travis barker tearing it u
linsey davis, abc news, washington. >> zero percent's pretty good. >> yeah. but if you pay it off right away for the year. i can't imagine you that would actually get any of those credit cards. i'm sure you do a whole lot of -- >> i believe cash is queen. >> and what about credit? >> i believe credit is a joker. >> that's pretty much you on an average wednesday, isn't it? >> that's pretty much me every night. >> leaves the office. >> on...
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martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> the first tv ad of hillary clinton's ad today focusing on how republicans are trying to bring down clinton and her campaign. it features california congressman kevin mccarthy as a statement that theenghazi panel can take credit for her fall in the polls. clinton is also speaking out on the issue of gun control. >> so many of the parents of these precious children who were murdered have taken the unimaginable grief that they have been bearing and have tried to be the voices that we need to hear. >> the emotional plea alongside a mother of a young victim of the sandy hook shooting. clinton vows to tighten regulations on firearms buyers and sellers even using executive action if needed. >> those comments by mccarthy have thrown the race for leadership in the house into complete disarray. he was once considered a shoo-in to replace outgoing speaker john boehner. now boehner has postponed the house election to the end of october and delayed votes for lower level posts until after that. >>> a health headline about the benefits of rifting your grandpar
martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> the first tv ad of hillary clinton's ad today focusing on how republicans are trying to bring down clinton and her campaign. it features california congressman kevin mccarthy as a statement that theenghazi panel can take credit for her fall in the polls. clinton is also speaking out on the issue of gun control. >> so many of the parents of these precious children who were murdered have taken the unimaginable grief that they have been bearing...
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. >> reporter: the latest abc news/"washington post" poll showing clinton still enjoying an advantage over sanders. despite his recent surge. the super pac draft biden put out this campaign ad, using his own words from the last democratic convention to push him to run. >> it's about being able to look your child in the eye and say, honey, it's going to be okay. >> reporter: but the veep staying quiet, choosing to watch the action from home. juju chang, abc news, new york. >>> and with millions tuned in to the television, many of them on social media, it was a night to remember. >> our coverage continues this morning live from las vegas with abc's brandi hitt. brandi, good morning to you. tell us, what was it like being there? >> reporter: good morning, reena. good morning, phillip. you know what, the mood here, everyone seems to be in a great mood following this debate. most people when they talk about it here in the spin room, you can see it's now winding down, but most democrats say this was what they wanted out of the debate. fiery but civil. we saw some attacks when it came to pol
. >> reporter: the latest abc news/"washington post" poll showing clinton still enjoying an advantage over sanders. despite his recent surge. the super pac draft biden put out this campaign ad, using his own words from the last democratic convention to push him to run. >> it's about being able to look your child in the eye and say, honey, it's going to be okay. >> reporter: but the veep staying quiet, choosing to watch the action from home. juju chang, abc news, new...
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serena marshall, abc news, washington. >> thank you. also on capitol hill, congressman paul ryan is getting support from a key group of republicans in his bid for speaker. two-thirds of the freedom caucus, a group of about 40 lawmakers agreed last night to back ryan as the speaker and while that's good news for ryan, it's still not enough to ensure that he will be elected. >> on the other end of pennsylvania avenue, that big announcement from vice president joe biden making the painstaking decision not to run for president. a white house spokesman says president obama served as a sounding board as biden considered mounting what would have been his third presidential campaign. it's your voice, your vote. and abc's jonathan carl was there for biden's big announcement. >> reporter: with his wife and his boss at his side, joe biden walked into the rose garden, the final steps on a painful journey. he and his family were finally prepared to run, but he concluded, the window has simply closed. >> unfortunately, i believe we're out of time. th
serena marshall, abc news, washington. >> thank you. also on capitol hill, congressman paul ryan is getting support from a key group of republicans in his bid for speaker. two-thirds of the freedom caucus, a group of about 40 lawmakers agreed last night to back ryan as the speaker and while that's good news for ryan, it's still not enough to ensure that he will be elected. >> on the other end of pennsylvania avenue, that big announcement from vice president joe biden making the...
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martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> a deadly crash last night on an eastern pennsylvania highway involving a bus filled with college students. eyewitnesses say the bus carrying the lehigh university crew team was rear-ended by a car. it lost control, flipped over several times before landing on its roof. none of the students had serious injuries, but the driver of the car was killed. >>> former house speaker dennis hastert is expected to plaid guilty today as part of a deal to avoid a trial. investigators say hastert sexually abused several teenage boys and then a few years ago started to pay one of them more than a million dollars in hush money. there's a good chance hastert will have to serve time as part of the deal, though sentencing is not expected in the chicago courtroom today. >>> former rap mogul suge knight and comedian kat williams have pleaded not guilty to robbery charges. they appeared before a los angeles judge accused of stealing a celebrity photographer's camera last year. knight remains jailed in a separate murder case that was filed after he ran over two men ou
martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> a deadly crash last night on an eastern pennsylvania highway involving a bus filled with college students. eyewitnesses say the bus carrying the lehigh university crew team was rear-ended by a car. it lost control, flipped over several times before landing on its roof. none of the students had serious injuries, but the driver of the car was killed. >>> former house speaker dennis hastert is expected to plaid guilty today as part of a...
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herrera washington. thank you, bazi, from washington. >>> breaking overnight, another case of a pilot blinded by a laser beam but this time it was much worse. the pilot of an american airlines jet taken to the hospital. the flight from phoenix was approaching san diego's airport. no word on whether he was injured by the green laser. it's the second laser incident within a month at the san diego airport. >>> there's growing uproar over the violent classroom arrest in columbia, south carolina. the officer who flipped the female student over her chair and dragged her across the room now at the center of an fbi investigation. the confrontation escalated when the 16-year-old girl refused to turn over her phone. the sheriff could determine as early as today if senior deputy ben fields will be fired. girl hitting the officer. >> it just shows that when the officer puts his hands on her initially, she reaches up and she pops the officer with her fist. it makes you sick to your stomach when you see that initial v
herrera washington. thank you, bazi, from washington. >>> breaking overnight, another case of a pilot blinded by a laser beam but this time it was much worse. the pilot of an american airlines jet taken to the hospital. the flight from phoenix was approaching san diego's airport. no word on whether he was injured by the green laser. it's the second laser incident within a month at the san diego airport. >>> there's growing uproar over the violent classroom arrest in columbia,...
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sad the mystics aren't there. >> the mystics. >> from washington. wnba team. >> very good. >>> next an awkward situation for some college football players suddenly too close for comfort. >> the orlando ducks stuck in a packed elevator for about 20 minutes before saturday's game. many without uniforms on. if you think their opponent was behind the incident, nope. it didn't work because the ducks, they waddled and beat the colorado buffaloes, 41-24. look at them. >> a high school team could have beat the buffalos. >> high school teams that could have beat them jack says. finally show some love for the marching band. check out the mountain point high school pride from phoenix, arizona. getting the crowd pumped up. all of a sudden one of the drummers goes upside down and his legs on a band mate's shoulder and keeps playing. they hold his drum upside down for him. >> isn't that incredible? so incredible mountain point ended up beating desert vista 28-14 and the band played on and >> now you're just showing off. >> you can if you've got the skills. >> the
sad the mystics aren't there. >> the mystics. >> from washington. wnba team. >> very good. >>> next an awkward situation for some college football players suddenly too close for comfort. >> the orlando ducks stuck in a packed elevator for about 20 minutes before saturday's game. many without uniforms on. if you think their opponent was behind the incident, nope. it didn't work because the ducks, they waddled and beat the colorado buffaloes, 41-24. look at them....
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vice president joe biden was at his official residence in washington as many wonder if and when he's going to jump into the race. here's abc's jon karl. >> reporter: supporters have a message. don't count joe out. he might still run. out with a new ad using words from his speech to the last democratic convention. >> it's about respect. it's about your place in the community. it's about being able to look your child in the eye and say, honey, it's going to be okay and mean it and know it's true. >> reporter: biden huddled with top aides. our camera caught a quick glimpse of him as he got in his motorcade before leaving the white house. as to his decision, radio silence. although the spokesperson for the current president said there's only so much longer he can really wait. >> i think the vice president himself has a couple of different public settings. acknowledge that he'll have to make a decision relatively soon. >> reporter: even some of biden's supporters are privately going irritated by his indecisiveness. as one told abc news, "the window is closing quickly." with the debate ove
vice president joe biden was at his official residence in washington as many wonder if and when he's going to jump into the race. here's abc's jon karl. >> reporter: supporters have a message. don't count joe out. he might still run. out with a new ad using words from his speech to the last democratic convention. >> it's about respect. it's about your place in the community. it's about being able to look your child in the eye and say, honey, it's going to be okay and mean it and...
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jonathan karl, a news, the white house. >> a little bit of changing history there in washington. >>> speaking of d.c., congressman paul ryan has given his republican colleagues there until friday to decide if they'll support him as speaker of the house. ryan is a former vice presidential candidate and says he doesn't really want the job but he says the country is in desperate need of leadership. the search for a new house leader has been in turmoil ever since john boehner announced he was stepping down. >>> overseas now where secretary of state john kerry is heading right now for europe and the middle east later today. and one of his goals is to help ease the escalating violence between israelis and palestinians. nearly 60 people have been killed in the past month. half were the result of stabbing attacks on israelis by palestinians. but there were also clashes along the border with gaza. >>> police in albuquerque are looking for whoever shot a 4-year-old in a moving car. the little girl died at the hospital. the only one injured in the vehicle. her father says it was a case of road
jonathan karl, a news, the white house. >> a little bit of changing history there in washington. >>> speaking of d.c., congressman paul ryan has given his republican colleagues there until friday to decide if they'll support him as speaker of the house. ryan is a former vice presidential candidate and says he doesn't really want the job but he says the country is in desperate need of leadership. the search for a new house leader has been in turmoil ever since john boehner...
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>> the answer to that question was george washington. [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ welcome back to "who wants to be a millionaire." we're about to make one of our audience members very happy and give them a little taste of the "who wants to be a millionaire" experience and hopefully give away $1,000. so who wants to come down here and join me and try and win $1,000? jim caine. [cheers and applause] what's up, jimbo? good to see you, bud. ready to go? take that. >> all right. >> all right, jim, we're gonna make this very easy on you. i'm gonna ask you one question. you get it right, i'm giving you $1,000. >> okay. >> that's it. you ready? >> i'm ready. >> good luck. here's your $1,000 question. [dramatic musical flourish] ♪ bred by crossing a bengal and an ocicat, which of the following is a large domestic cat known for its spots? >> well, i'm gonna go-- since it's like a cheetah, i'm gonna go with b. final answer. >> sometimes things are too obvious. so obvious they're right. [cheers and applause] that is right. way to go
>> the answer to that question was george washington. [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ welcome back to "who wants to be a millionaire." we're about to make one of our audience members very happy and give them a little taste of the "who wants to be a millionaire" experience and hopefully give away $1,000. so who wants to come down here and join me and try and win $1,000? jim caine. [cheers and applause] what's up, jimbo? good to see you, bud. ready to go? take...
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is calling on iran to release "the washington post" journalist who is in prison. abc's brian ross reports on the conflict. >> reporter: the announcement in iran that "washington post" convicted as a spy came on his 448th day as a prisoner there. >> this is an outrage. the whole process has been contemptible. >> reporter: an american citizen of iranian descent, rezaian was the tehran bureau chief for the "washington post," one of the few western journalists there. just six weeks before his arrest last year he talked with cnn about living in iran. >> i love it and i hate it but it's home. >> reporter: since his arrest, rezaian's only contact with the outside world has been with his iranian wife and his mother who travelled there from california to speak for him. >> he and his wife who is also a journalist have not been able to. she is not able to speak to the press. so i am here speaking for both of them. >> reporter: rezaian is accused of espionage, for among other things, simply reporting the news. when president obama made a plea for rezaian's freedom earlier thi
is calling on iran to release "the washington post" journalist who is in prison. abc's brian ross reports on the conflict. >> reporter: the announcement in iran that "washington post" convicted as a spy came on his 448th day as a prisoner there. >> this is an outrage. the whole process has been contemptible. >> reporter: an american citizen of iranian descent, rezaian was the tehran bureau chief for the "washington post," one of the few western...
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. >>> a break-through in washington. white house and top lawmakers have reached aid tentative budget deal to head off a government d default next week. the deal could lessen the chances of a government shutdown. it would increase military and domestic spending but cut social security and medicare. a vote in the house could come as early as tomorrow. >>> a heavy rain left over from hurricane patricia is soaking the tennesseealley this morning and moving north. the weather triggered major flash flooding across louisiana. children had to be rescued after their bus got stuck in high water. more than inches of rain came down from new orleans to baton rouge. and the water in some spots around lsu was more than three feet deep. the drechbling storm system is moving, as we mentioned in slow motion towards the northeast. >>> expect downpours across a wide region in the hours ahead. molly cochran has an update. morning, molly. >> thanks, kendis and ena. good news for texas on tuesday. going to be seeing dry from dallas into the ho
. >>> a break-through in washington. white house and top lawmakers have reached aid tentative budget deal to head off a government d default next week. the deal could lessen the chances of a government shutdown. it would increase military and domestic spending but cut social security and medicare. a vote in the house could come as early as tomorrow. >>> a heavy rain left over from hurricane patricia is soaking the tennesseealley this morning and moving north. the weather...
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we're live in washington. >>> scary sight. a plane on the runwaway about to take off when a piece of the engine comes flying off. >>> a wildd night in sports. the mets moving on winning on the road, plus, the play already being called the catch of the year in college football. >>> good friday morning to you. we begin with the images rarely seen in southern california. a vicious rainstorm triggering intense flash flooding and massive mudslides. >> this is what it looked like for drivers. cars tossed around by the river of mud. emergency crews rescued more than a dozen people and eight dogs. south of there a vital setch of interstate 5 could be closed all day today and that's only the beginning of the mess left behind. a muddy mess in southern california. overnight, the cleanup getting unr way. rocks, debris and mud feet deep surround homes and cars. >> we can't see and it was just like -- it was just really crazy. >> reporter: the mudflow miles long stranding drivers for hours cutting off the main artery between los angeles and
we're live in washington. >>> scary sight. a plane on the runwaway about to take off when a piece of the engine comes flying off. >>> a wildd night in sports. the mets moving on winning on the road, plus, the play already being called the catch of the year in college football. >>> good friday morning to you. we begin with the images rarely seen in southern california. a vicious rainstorm triggering intense flash flooding and massive mudslides. >> this is what it...
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saying she was invited by vatican officials in washington. and that francis offered nothing more than common courtesy. >> the pope's characteristic kindness and warmth and hospitality, he shook people's hands and gave them rosaries. >> reporter: this telling image last week. pope francis last week in washington embracing a former student, yayo grassi, a gay man who brought his longtime partner. >> i do hope it means exactly what it is, that he's not afraid to have a gay friend. that me being gay is no different than me having blue eyes. >> reporter: a pope who reaffirms the teaching of his church but who also seeks solidarity and inclusiveness far beyond them. as he has famously said, who am i to judge? terry moran, abc news, london. >>> disney's reportedly considering congestion pricing for theme parks and resorts. this morning "wall street journal" reports that disney our parent company would charge lower ticket prices for slower days and higher prices on the more popular days. theme parks are experiencing record attendance. even before the
saying she was invited by vatican officials in washington. and that francis offered nothing more than common courtesy. >> the pope's characteristic kindness and warmth and hospitality, he shook people's hands and gave them rosaries. >> reporter: this telling image last week. pope francis last week in washington embracing a former student, yayo grassi, a gay man who brought his longtime partner. >> i do hope it means exactly what it is, that he's not afraid to have a gay...
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. >> bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> he said it didn't help things. so despite a major push to recruit former vice presidential nominee paul ryan for the job, he says he will not run. >> but boehner and mccarthy are among those trying to get him 0 reconsider into ryan was expected to be at a big book launch last night and didn't show up for jack kemp who is his hero. a lot of people prying to get him to turn. in the race for president, dr. ben carson remains firmly at the center of controversy for his comments about guns. he writes in his new book that the disarming of german citizens helped lead to the holocaust which killed 6 million jews by the nazis. he was asked yesterday on cnn about linking those eventsn an interview. >> but just clarify. if there had been no gun control laws in europe at that time, would 6 million jews have been slaughtered? >> i think the likelihood of hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if the people had been arped. >> carson always said there's reasons these dictatorial people take t
. >> bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> he said it didn't help things. so despite a major push to recruit former vice presidential nominee paul ryan for the job, he says he will not run. >> but boehner and mccarthy are among those trying to get him 0 reconsider into ryan was expected to be at a big book launch last night and didn't show up for jack kemp who is his hero. a lot of people prying to get him to turn. in the race for president, dr. ben carson remains firmly at...
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david kerley, abc news, washington. >> i didn't realize this until after this report, but apparently it's for both rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries. >> but alkaline batteries, they say those are okay. the faa recommends that you put all of your batteries into your carry-on luggage. >> oh. i would have thought the other way around, check them. okay. >> they say carry-on. all right. see that there? we are celebrating national dessert day. >> mm. we've got the help of an iron chef with us in the insomniac kitchen and that's next on "world news now." ooh, that's good. a good one. ♪ >>> in honor of phillip's return we made sure to bring you some sweet treats on this national dessert day. >> sweet. when you've got a great dessert, who cares if you mess up the entree? let's head right into the insomniac kitchen with abc's genevieve shaw-brown. >> sue mothers, we're always looking for fun stuff, right? >> yes. i am here at butter with celebrity chef alex kornasheli. i see pears, i see bananas. i see sugar. what are we making today? >> this is a pear and almond tart. we're meltin
david kerley, abc news, washington. >> i didn't realize this until after this report, but apparently it's for both rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries. >> but alkaline batteries, they say those are okay. the faa recommends that you put all of your batteries into your carry-on luggage. >> oh. i would have thought the other way around, check them. okay. >> they say carry-on. all right. see that there? we are celebrating national dessert day. >> mm. we've got...
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still a washington state woman is saying ay caramba after some recent purchases. elise jaffe has the story. >> i just go to st. vinny's every saturday morning. >> reporter: a retail hunt at st. vincent depaul thrift store could turn into a windfall for gwendolyn atwood. she purchased four paintings. >> i looked at them and thought, man, these aren't very good. >> reporter: but atwood's appreciation grew when she thought her thrift store score looked like the original story boards from "the simpsons." >> i paid a quarter each and an auction house's starting the bid at 2,000 each. >> reporter: atwood showed the art to the evergreen state college where he graduated in '77 and an instructor wondered whether they were a school project. >> evergreen college wanted me to donate the drawings to them. and i kind of told them eat my shorts. >> reporter: duh! what a bart thing to say but she's a huge fan of "the simpsons" and she watches episodes of the iconic animated sitcom daily. the simpsons >> i mean i really do like "the simpsons" a lot. >> reporter: here's the hub, no
still a washington state woman is saying ay caramba after some recent purchases. elise jaffe has the story. >> i just go to st. vinny's every saturday morning. >> reporter: a retail hunt at st. vincent depaul thrift store could turn into a windfall for gwendolyn atwood. she purchased four paintings. >> i looked at them and thought, man, these aren't very good. >> reporter: but atwood's appreciation grew when she thought her thrift store score looked like the original...
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devon dwyer, abc news, washington. >>> new details in the u.s. air strike on a hospital in afghanistan. the a.p. reports that u.s. special ops knew the facility in kunduz was a hospital but analysts suspected it was being used as a taliban command and control center. 22 people died in the attack. it's not clear if the commanders who called in the air strike knew about the special ops suspicions. >> the taliban takeover of cun dus is just one of the reasons president obama gave for his decision to keep u.s. forces in afghanistan. abc's karen travers reports from washington. >> reporter: president obama explained his shifting time line in afghanistan. >> i believe this mission is vital to our national security interests. >> reporter: near all all of the 9800 u.s. troops currently in afghanistan were supposed to be home by the end of 2016. the president obama will now leave as many as 5500 on the ground. it's a remarkable turn for the president. but he said that while the u.s. presence in afghanistan will continue longer than he planned, it will be
devon dwyer, abc news, washington. >>> new details in the u.s. air strike on a hospital in afghanistan. the a.p. reports that u.s. special ops knew the facility in kunduz was a hospital but analysts suspected it was being used as a taliban command and control center. 22 people died in the attack. it's not clear if the commanders who called in the air strike knew about the special ops suspicions. >> the taliban takeover of cun dus is just one of the reasons president obama gave...
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we're live in washington. >>> breaking overnight a plane struck with a laser while landing. the pilot sent to the hospital. new details just in. >> brutal robbery ending on a subway platform. the victim hit with a stun gun and thrown on to the tracks. the attack caught on camera. >>> and what a win. game one of the world series going right into the record books, the out on leaving fans scratching their heads and a late night ending.
we're live in washington. >>> breaking overnight a plane struck with a laser while landing. the pilot sent to the hospital. new details just in. >> brutal robbery ending on a subway platform. the victim hit with a stun gun and thrown on to the tracks. the attack caught on camera. >>> and what a win. game one of the world series going right into the record books, the out on leaving fans scratching their heads and a late night ending.
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taylor swift lit up the washington national stadium. >> uh-oh. that's not good. we have some lights out here. >> reporter: but the next time the nats took the field, the lights went off. three times. pitcher max scherzer tweeting about swift, i blame her for the power outs tonight. we now have bad blood. then the first place nationals playoffs. the houston astros didn't do much better after they hosted her. they lost seven of their next eight games. the padres had 12 wins and 21 losses after she played in san diego. now, it's toronto's turn to be on edge. blue jays fans previously turned taylor's blank space into a parody song called "first place." take a look at first place baby you'll see the jays i'll write your name >> reporter: but they may not want to the associate with the star now. t. swift had the two sold out shows over the weekend in rogers centre, and the jays drop odd both of their following games. >> the rays are going to win it. series looming, we'll soon find out if the blue jays can shake it off. juju chang, abc news, new york. >>> as a nats fan
taylor swift lit up the washington national stadium. >> uh-oh. that's not good. we have some lights out here. >> reporter: but the next time the nats took the field, the lights went off. three times. pitcher max scherzer tweeting about swift, i blame her for the power outs tonight. we now have bad blood. then the first place nationals playoffs. the houston astros didn't do much better after they hosted her. they lost seven of their next eight games. the padres had 12 wins and 21...
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jonathan carl, abc news, new york. >>> iran's guilty verdict of a "washington post" reporter for spy is being widely condemned. it's unclear if jason rezaian has been sentenced but he could face up to 20 years in prison. rezaian, an american citizen of iranian descent has been held in custody for nearly 450 days. he was the paper's tehran bureau chief. rezaian's brother says the u.s. and iran could do more to secure his freedom. >>> the u.s. navy marked a solemn anniversary on monday. the terror attack of the "uss cole" in the port of yemen 15 years ago. a small ceremony was held in norfolk, virginia. the ship is now a floating memorial. 17 americans were killed in the attack. the alleged master mind behind the bombing has never been tried. he's being head at guantanamo bay. >> breaking overnight, tragedy at the scene of an inferno in kansas city. two firefighters died battling this blaze at an apartment building. the building was determined to be unsafe and all were getting out when it collapsed on them. the fire chief called it "the worst day." two other firefighters were hurt. two
jonathan carl, abc news, new york. >>> iran's guilty verdict of a "washington post" reporter for spy is being widely condemned. it's unclear if jason rezaian has been sentenced but he could face up to 20 years in prison. rezaian, an american citizen of iranian descent has been held in custody for nearly 450 days. he was the paper's tehran bureau chief. rezaian's brother says the u.s. and iran could do more to secure his freedom. >>> the u.s. navy marked a solemn...
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donald trump told "the washington post" "it sounds like another mental health problem." >> trump in the meantime is sounding off against two of his republican rivals yet again, jeb bush and marco rubio. >> he's apparently taking a new hard-line position on the syrian refugees. here's abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: it's a stunning reversal. donald trump now saying he would deport all syrian refugees fleeing their war-torn country and seeking shelter here in the u.s. >> i'm putting the people on notice that are coming here from syria as part of this mass migration, that if i win -- if i win, they're going back. >> reporter: but just last month, trump said america must accept the refugees. >> i hate the concept of it, but on a humanitarian basis with what's happening, you have to. >> reporter: trump's new hard-line position drawing instant fire from jeb bush. >> send them all back? to a hellhole? that's not the america i know. >> reporter: trump's declaration part of a rousing speech where he attacked bush and senator marco rubio. bush has been a political mentor to rubio. >> so, they ask
donald trump told "the washington post" "it sounds like another mental health problem." >> trump in the meantime is sounding off against two of his republican rivals yet again, jeb bush and marco rubio. >> he's apparently taking a new hard-line position on the syrian refugees. here's abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: it's a stunning reversal. donald trump now saying he would deport all syrian refugees fleeing their war-torn country and seeking shelter here in...